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Chapter 13
How Populations Evolve
FINAL ROUND
Chapter 14
The Origin of Species
Chapter 15
Tracing Evolutionary History
For use with Biology: Concepts & Connections, 5th Edition, © 2009By Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Eric J. Simon, and Jean K. DickeyQuestions by Michael L. Womack, Macon State College
Unit III – Concepts of Evolution
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Chapter 13
$100 Question
Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for future changes in the environment ANSWER
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Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for future changes in the environment
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Chapter 13
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Biologically speaking, fitness increases when an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its genes to the next generation
d. is disease free ANSWER
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Biologically speaking, fitness increases when an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its genes to the next generation
d. is disease free
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Chapter 13
$300 Question
Which of the following people developed a theory of evolution almost identical to Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel ANSWER
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Chapter 13
$300 Answer
Which of the following people developed a theory of evolution almost identical to Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel
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Chapter 13
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Genetic differences between populations tend to be reduced by ____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect ANSWER
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Genetic differences between populations tend to be reduced by ____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect
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Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection ANSWER
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Chapter 13
$500 Answer
Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection
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Chapter 14
$100 Question
What branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of diverse life forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy ANSWER
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Chapter 14
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What branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of diverse life forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy
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Chapter 14
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Which of the following reproductive barriers prevents individuals of different species from mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation ANSWER
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Chapter 14
$200 Answer
Which of the following reproductive barriers prevents individuals of different species from mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation
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Chapter 14
$300 Question
Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolationANSWER
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Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolation
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Sympatric speciation excludes ____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation ANSWER
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Chapter 14
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Sympatric speciation excludes ____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation
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A pattern of evolution in which most change in appearance occurs rapidly fits the ________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium ANSWER
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Chapter 14
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A pattern of evolution in which most change in appearance occurs rapidly fits the ________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium
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Chapter 15
$100 Question
Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and FungiANSWER
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Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and Fungi
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Chapter 15
$200 Question
Which of the following eras is often called the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian ANSWER
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Chapter 15
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Which of the following eras is often called the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian
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Chapter 15
$300 Question
It is estimated that our modern continents were beginning to take shape how many years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago ANSWER
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Chapter 15
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It is estimated that our modern continents were beginning to take shape how many years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago
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Chapter 15
$400 Question
The abiotic origin of life is referred to as _________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis ANSWER
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The abiotic origin of life is referred to as _________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis
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Chapter 15
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The evolutionary history of a group of organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy ANSWER
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Chapter 15
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The evolutionary history of a group of organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy
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Speciation without geographic isolation is called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation ANSWER
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Speciation without geographic isolation is called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation